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THE TWENTIETH YEAH. OMAHA , MONDAY MOKNING , JUNE 1 , 1891. NUMBER 343. INCERSOLL ON SHAKESPEARE. America's ' Greatest Orator Talks of tlio World's ' Greatest Poet. WILL'S ' BEAUTIES BROUGHT FORTH. ImmetiHo Andle.nui ! of CiilttiriMl Oina- IIIIIIH Delighted with thu 131o- | U"iic ( : of tin ; Speaker and the Depth ol'KnliJuut. It was nn Ingcrsoll night. From the orchestra rail to the dimly lighted recesses of the lipoor unitary hundreds of persons filled the Grand opera house last evening , drawn thither by the matchless word painting of the eloquent Ingcrsoll. And It was nn intelligent audience , too , its equal not being seen in Omaha this season. Judges , barristers , statesmen , business men , millionaires , students , n clergyman or two , who adjourned church quite early , all lis tened to the music of the orator's volco and followed his flights of fancy , while thetadbs , who adorned the boxes and gave color to the body of the house , applauded the speaker's thoughts with that vim nnd earn estness which genius commands. For upwards of two hours the grey-haired orator kept the nudionco entranced by his critical commentary upon the world's great est poet and dramatist. It wns n trlllo after eight when the lion of the evening stepped from the llrst entrance to the rending desk , manuscript in hand and then n .sound like the rushlnir of many waters told the story of the speaker's ' popularity. As ho stood with one hand resting on the desk before , waiting for the applause to sun- side , it was remarked that the hair had grosvn n trillo lighter in color since last in Omahn. But the same round , boyish , good iiatured faro wns there , heightened by the touch of red which glowed from beneath the outer Hkln. The bald , highly polished head skirted with gray was the only evidence the colonel vouchsafed the audience that ho was familiar with the passing years. His voice in the beginning was soft and low , like that of n woman's , but .soon the sil very tones foil sharp and clear , like the tin tinnabulations of a bell on the cars of the lis tening audience. H3 portrayed the boy Shakespeare in matchless words ; ho spoke of his manhood in beautifully rounded phraseho ; alluded to the myriad-minded man's contemporaries tenderly. Dry humor was followed by burn ing sentences which inflamed the hearts of his hearers like old wlno and when ho gave examples of the poet's best style bis voice took on a rythmic How and Blink into softened cadence. llii peroration was a masterpiece of diction nnd .sent the au'Mcnco home conirrntulnting themselves that they had heard this nine teenth century champion of the greatest poet of timo. / Colonel Ingcrsoll , in substance , said : Wo have mot to puy n tribute to tlio greatest genius of the world to ono who loft us the richest legacy of our lives , who gave to us such wealth of thought ai'd imagery. But Shakespeare is too great a theme , and I seem to fool that I cannot unisp It with sufilciont strength to speak of the great dramatist. It is hard to estimate what wo owe to genius. Take from the world what the men and women of genius have wrought and nil the niches would bo empty , nil the picture gal leries bare , all art would lose Its proportion , nml nil would bo left to hapless chance. Three centuries ago this monarch of the hu man race was born. Ho was not of super natural origin. No stars wandered from their orl'lts at tils birth. There were no ce lestial pyrotechnics. Ills father aid : mother were both English and both had the cheerful hiibltof llvlngupon this earth. His cradle was rocked beneath a canopy where myth was not nhd no drop of royal blood flowed through his veins. There was nothing In the Holds nnd lowlands of his birthplace to incite the genius which has charmed the world. Ills parents could neither road nor write. Brought up In Avon , there was nothing in his surroundings to sow seeds of sublimity. ' Where niituro is grand man has boon smnl'l. When nature is so that man can conquer it men become great. Oahakospcuro'H father was known to have bcSn cited for not going to church once a month. This was good so far as it went. There Is ono fact that Is general b' over looked , and that Is that Shakespeare had n mother nml such a mother who dowered her son with passion nnd imagination beyond all other men. The truth is that nil great men have great mothers. Yes , nnd all great women have great fathers. Pigmies are born In palaces , over the roof of genius the tliutch Is of straw. There is no exception. Most of the nobility tire like mountains and vnllovs with the height of ancestry on the ono siilo nnd the depression of posterity on the other. Ignorant people nro apt to overrule the vnluo of cduc-ition. The children of scholars hold learning in contempt. Extremes beget their own limitations , even ns rivers of ox- trumo Bwiftness create the obstacles which retard them. 1 have snld that Shakes- pear's fattier was reported for non-attond- nnco at church and Richard Byollold was the preacher , so I don't blame him much for not caring to hoar the glad tidings of salvation from such n source. Of the pool's ' mother nothing Is known ex cept her sweet mime , Mary Arilo.i , Womnn were not much thought of in the < o days. They wore bom , married , nnd dfid. If n man was great they Inquired who his father was. inkospcaro never engaged In n reputable business. The law described htm as a vaga bond. Ho was not a noble , soldier or priest. Ho did not kill bodies , damn souls or live on the products of others. Mnnv other geniuses have been con omned by circumstances of the times to servo in lowly positions as Shakespeare WHB. Wo know'little about the great dramatist's lifn , ami it Is better so ; otherwise ho would have upon belittled by friendly fools. Ho was born. Ho wont to London nt nn early ngo nnd mnilo monisy , which Is always roputablo. lie rotuniod to Stratford , was visited by noblemen , and con- Bcquontly thought a great deal of by the country folks. But after his death the latter discovered that ho was a play writer and -iio.v put that stinging epitaph over his grave nnd said that ho had written it. How could Shakespeare think that his hones could tie dluturhodl The Ho is palpable. Ho was burled In the church nnd then Inter an his brother-in-law placed , as I believe , that silly epitaph upon the grave. Wo have no letter of his to any human being preserved. In his writings there is no mention of his contem poraries. It Is claimed that the .sentence "Tho Imperial votress passed along , In maiden meditation fancy free , " referred to Queen ElUahoth. No ona will bcliove that the daubed and wrinkled face the small black eye , the bail tooth , and the red wig ever Inspired those lines. Ho made his characters speak nohlo thoughts. Ho know contemporary nobles too well and so did not put thorn into his writings. The ago was awakening ; the cffectn of great discoveries nnd adventures canted the horizon to glow. Shnhospenro inotitiot.ed nono. This , to mo. U thu moil singular thing in thu history of this man. Nnturo or fate prepared a stage for Shnkospenro and Shnku.spt.Mro a stage for nature. And yet , lu splto of his beauty of diction Mid Ills uiiMiirpass.iblo skill In' expressing - thought , Is ll not stningo that Slmke.spcare. - -T has never mentioned in his drama * ono man or woman of Ins tune ! Ho was llvlni ; In thu days when the Intellect was iiwuitenlug from Its long &loep. Cervantes was cntnralllni ; Spain with his romances , Rubeim wns painting his muster-piece. * , Drake ) was circling the globe , Gnllluo was exploring the hc.ivens. C.ildoron was nchiuving victories In Spain. Cornelllo was teaching Franco and Rain- brand t wns putting nature on his canvass when Shnkcspenro lived. London was then ytho center of thu world. And yet , the most marvelous thing of nil was that Shakespeare , the master of mankind , ncvor mnntloncd any of thuso mon. But wo can only account for this great man ns for n i-ront river It flows , Fuiuluo and Faith go toguthor. Ho thut ontsn crust than us God. Ho that sits nt n banquet board congratulates himself. Pros perity bring * wealth ami the beautiful is born. Wo account for Snnkcspoaro ns wo defer for the htvbcst mountain , the greatest river. It was. It is. How fortunate that Shakespeare WM not educated at Oxford ! How fortunate ho was not captured by the literary lillputlnns of his time ! Ho wai no realist , for all realities nro not poetic , dramatic , or oven wortn knowing. It never occurred to him to write of n wlfo's lover being jealous of her husband. Realism degrades high art. Slmkotponro did not rely on the stage carpenter or the srenlc artist. He put his Imagery Into his llnoj. and built n firmament of poetry frotlod with golden lire. There was no plot , no surprise in his dramas , for u plot savors of strategy or cunning. No play Is moro Egyptian than ' Antony and Cleopatra ; " no play breathes moro of Italy , of love and passion than ( toes "llom-io and Juliet. " Ho discovered thut tbo human heart beats substantially the same In every locality. Ho had passed by nothing within the raiigo of human thought. Ho had drank of the hopes , fears and hatreds of humanity. He hud heard the hiss of envious Hinikos , ho had seen tbo cagloi of ambition soar , ho hud sipped every Joy and drank deep of evcrv sorrow. Ho did not write accord ing to rule. Little mon make rules from what ho wrote. Ho was the Intellectual crown of the universe , and yet wlthnl ho wns the Intellectual spendthrift of the world. Ills flowers never seem exhausted , nnd each new play opens ns fresh ns another glorious gate of iho dewy dny , These who think that universities make brains , Una lapidaries make diamonds , believe - liovo that Shnkiupoaro did pot write his plays , Look through Bacon's worlts and you will llnd his philosophy mixed with n foolishness that would have prevented him from writing a great drama. Ho was lament- nlily Ignorant of every branch of science and advanced theories that n child must laugh at , He turns to nnturi.l philosophy , to biology , ecology , metallurgy nnd uiedlelno nnd shows the fool in every subject. Wo know that Bacon wns n dishonest man nnd n corrupt judge , for through his own confession we lenrn that ho toolr bribes in several eases , his first confession made before the lords not being specific enough , and ho was compelled to plead a second tlmo. Then ho got down Into the dirt and bogged for par don \Vo know little of the extent of Shake speare's ' knowledge. But , we know Hint Bacon could not wrlto one scene of Hamlet. Is It possible that Bacon fathered his failures and throw his successes to Shakespeare ! Is it not wonderful that he did not leave n line of good po'ctry among his papers. Shake speare claimed the authorship of the plays and nobody in his time denied it. Think you th.lt a man would provide tor a monument in -tils will and write the inscription which wns to bo placed upon It , staling that "hero lies John Smith , the Inventor of the dog churn , " when ho had also Invented the locomotive , the phonograph , the telegraph ) Would ho not have nlso mentioned upon the monument that ho was also the father of these moro wonderful inventions ! Truly so. Bacon's best compares with Shakespeare's common , nnd Shakespeare's best is above Bacon's best Ilka n domed temple ubovo a beggar's ' lint. Shakespeare was the greatest of poets. What Rome and Greece produced had been great till his time , but lions miiku leopards tamo. Ho was not only a poet , but n drama tist. Ho put the Ideal in words and made actions speak. I saw a short time airo n play of Tennyson's. The actor. ? might as well have been in cot-beds , well tucked in , There was plenty of poetry , but no dramatic notion. Shakespeare cared nothing for authori ties or schools. Ho was nn Icono clast. Ho violated all rules nnd violated nil classics. O Ho kn cw that sunshine fell as gladly on rofllns as on laughing meadows. Ho placed them side by side , Ho was intense nnd dealt in lights und shadows. Men of talent create types. Men of genius create characters. There is as much difference be tween talent and genius as between n stone mason nnd a sculptor. Men of genius think of character ns an entirety. Shakespeare throw off characters so complete that they thought and acted for themselves. Shnkos- poaro elevated womanhood moro than all the other writers of the earth. Ho reached heights where others cannot Imagine. His mortals nmdo of cliiy outranked thoOlympiau gods. IIo was great oiiough to know that all human beings prefer happiness to misery ; that crime is but a mistake ; that there Is no darkness but that of Ignorance , anil there is no light but that of education. C Shakespeare pats his Ideal not only In words but in action. The poet lives in thought nnd feeling but the dramatist shows us the spring * of action. What action Is shown in that , terrible scene after the assas- inatlon of Duncan when Macbeth tells his wife of the volco that cries but "sleep no moro. Macbeth hath murdered sleep , there fore Glnnnis shall sleep no moro. " Again In Julius Cncs.tr , in the scene alter the murder of the emperor where Mare An ony speaks of the assassination : You all ihi know this mantle ; I ruiiii'inber Thu first llmo uvur Caesar put It on ; "I'was on a summi'i-'s oveiiuiLf , In Ills hut , That he uvorciiino the Nervll. Look , In this pluco run I'asslus' dagger through ; Hoe what a rout the envloiiH (1asa made ; Throuch this thu well-beloved llrutns stalib'd , And us ho nlui'liod his cursed stool away Mark how thn blood of Caoar followed It. In nil Iho world of literature there Is nothing BO dramatically wrought out as that. If wo wish mon to walk in the highway of lifo wo must let the sunlight of intelligence fall on that hlsrhway. Ho was the master of the human heart. Ho said : Love is not love that alters When italic-ration llnds. That Is the sublimo.st declaration over evolved by human mind. Ho gives us the generalized result without the process of thought ; ho stands where all truths meet In the perfect climate of the soul. He is the master of imagery nml comparison and definition. Ho was Illled with strange contrasts of grief and laughter. Ho had eyes that really saw and oars that really heard. I love his sudden changes from grief to Joy so that the tears of grief become the dimples of delight. IIo had nn ob.ervunt eye , a quicker ear , and a brain Unit retained pictures. To him the world paid tribute , and nature poured her riches nt ills foot. Shakespeare lived all lives. Ho mocked and worshiped nil gods. IIo know the careless slmllo-vs and tragic depths. Ills giving was hoarding , and with him waste itself was wealth. His mind was nn Intel lectual ocean , whoso waves touched all the shores of thought ; an ocean tounrd which all rivers ran , and from which the Isles and continents of thought now receive their dews nud rains. _ St"i\mnlil | > Arrivals. At Havre The Uourgogno. At Bremerhaven The Fulda , from Now York. At London Sighted , the Aurnnin , from Now York. At Ouccnstown The Ohio , from Now York. At Boston -Tho Cephalonla , from Liver pool. pool.At Now York The Gnscogno , from Havre ; thoKurvia and Normnndln , from Hamburg ; the City of Richmond , from Liverpool , At Condon Sighted , the America , from Baltimore. At Liverpool The Kansas , from Boston. Uldtllod With Itird Shot. FAifMKiivn.i.E , Ln. , Mny 111. Last night Jim Aulds , Jim Mcliough and Jim Dawson went to S. L. Joiner's place to whip u negro llvlne thorp. Mr. Joiner , hearing of it , started to the scene. On hU way ho met them and opened tire with n shotgun loaded with bird shot , killing Mcliough Instantly and riddling Auhl with 1MJ bird shot. Thu suorttT has gone to the scene of action. Victoria Healer * Protest. VUTOUU , B. r. , May ill.- Victoria sealers have cabled co Sir Charles Tuppor their pro test against the pnssuga of u bill to close the Bohring sen for n year , now before the British house of commons , O fli'l ; Oooa CI.KVKI.ANII , O. , May ill. Sh rman Gallon , n mnil clerk living at Chicago Junction. O. , was brought to this city yesterday morning from Cincinnati by a deputy United States marshal and locked up in the county Jail , charged with robbing the walls WHY INDIAN WILL FIGHT , Senator Pettlgrow's Logical Conclusions Concerning the Sioux Outbreak. HOW FURTHER WARS WILL BE PREVENTED. .Senator Coliultl's | Opl ilon ol' Clcvo- laiiil nun I'rcHldcntlal li lilllty Want Menmiros niul Nut Men. WAsniN'moNBuiiRVoTnn Ban , 1 513 FOUIITIKNTH : Sriif.KT , > WASIIINOTOX , D. C. , May III. ) Senator Pettlgrow of South Dakota Is a member of the special commlttco of the senate - ate appointed last winter to visit Nebraska and the Dakotas during the summer and In vestigate iho causes of the recent Sioux out break and suggest laws to prevent Indian wars In the future. The senator know all about the Sioux , having lived near them for almost n quarter of n century , and watched closely the moves which led up to the war last winter. "The Sioux started In to whip the soldiers , " said ho to your correspondent yesterday , "and they would have done It if they had had anything like n fair opportunity. Yes , the weather was bitter cold , but they had plenty Of provisions nnd were full of light , Tno surroundings wore bad for them. The Sioux nro powerful In physique , nnd will fight anything. Wo have seen , since the trouble has blown over and It will never come up again , that none of the settlers were disturbed. The Indians did not Intend to hurt settlers. They were after the soldiers , whom they detest. The battle of the Little Big Horr. In the Black Hills of my state , nearly twenty years ago , in which General Custer was slaughtered , ha ? been pointed out to the young bucks as one of the greatest epochs in the life of the Indian nation. The young men wore told by the old ones that their father. } had distin guished themselves on the battlefield where Custer was killed , and that they Iho young Indians would never amount to any thing till they also killed seine soldiers. The battle of the Little Big Horn was a simple slaughter of soldiers , nnd the Sioux in the last cam paign thought it was proper to kill soldiers , as they were hired by the government to bo killed , and they could not bo punished for it. "After all there is a great deal of deep cunning in the Indian. Ho knows perfectly well that If ho can make an outbreak appear to bo a war ho Is not likely to bo nrro < ted nnd hung for his murders , nnd that to make war you must involve the soldiers. Simply to kill settlers Is not to make war. This has been neil demonstrated in the trial of Plenty Horses at Sioux Full * , my homo city. PlonJy Horses wns educated at the Carlisle , Pa. , Indian school and almost as soon as ho re turned to his people ho threw off his civil ized citizens' clotuing and donned a blanket. When the last outbreak began he took it into Ins head to become great among his peopla. Ho wanted to kill his man. and ho must be a soldier. So ho went Into the camp one day , and pot Into a conversation with Lieutenant Casey. Tlio oflicur bad no idea the Indian had murder in his heart. When the conver sation ended Lieutenant Casey turned about and started to walk away. Plenty Horses took from under his blanket u revolver ho had concealed and shot the oftlcer through the back of the head , at a distance of less than twenty foot. There was no lighting , no excitement nt the tune. Was ihutwnrl It was murder. But Plenty Horses' defense was that the killing was in war , and the de fense slood , and of course was aequilted. "No , " said the senator , in conclusion , "there will bo no moro Indian wars if wo do our duty. Wo will make it impossible for the Indians to have tirms. Without arms they cannot kill. " SENATOIl COl-QUITT TALKS. Senator Colquitt of Georgia is in Washing ton on his way to Atlanta after three weeks In Now York. While hero ho went to consult with , nnd bo consulted by the demo cratic leaders relative to the Eniplro state cam paign. Senator Colquitt is a cool headed and conservative southern democrat and declares that his party must consult measures and men , otherwise it will go under. To attempt to follow Mr. Cleveland ho believes will re sult not only In dividing the party in the state of Now Yonc , but in the south. The senator says Mr. Cleveland is not personally popular In New York , whlrtl his silver and other politics mnko him unpopular In the south , llo cannot say moro of Governor Hill , cither , nnd therefore thinks these mon should bo dropped us presidential candidates. Senator Colqullt says the south will not support Mr. Cleveland cither In convention or ut the polls , nnd he thinks It impossible for New York to present a candidate thnt the party lu tlio south will harmonize with. A JUAl.OUS rUIIN'CII.MA.S . Charles Clinpln Frost , formerly editor of the Free Trade Democrat at Huron , was last night seriously shot In the abdomen and shoulder by an infuriated and jealous French husband by the name of Gcorgo LeCointo , who found Frost in the vicinity of the lattcr's wlfo's dopartmout. Frost will likolv recover. Ho says ho is innocent of any improper lolations with the woman. The shooting occurred at ti'JI , Twelfth street , this city , in an apartment house. LeCointo is in the stat ion house. Frost is well known in central South Dakota. WKllllIXa ANN'Ot'N'CIIMEST. Thn marriage of Miss Hnttlo , the youngest and only single daughtorof Secretary Blalno , to Mr. Truxton Bcalo , minister to Persia , son of Gonor.il Bonlo of this city , and brother- in-law of John R. McLean , proprietor of the Cincinnati Enquirer , Is announced to take place earlv next fall. Miss Blalno has gone to Europe for her trousseau. SIISCEI.l.AN'IIOl'S. D. B. Hunt of Omaha Is at tha St .Tmnos. Senator Mandorson is expected to como hero from the Wo t Point military academy next week lo attend a meeting of the soiinto commlttco on rules. The commission to determine the boundary lines between Rosebud and Pine Rtdgo iiecneics , etc. , leaves for South Dakota to morrow morning. Mr. und Mrs , Russell B. Harrison nrrivud at the white house this morning , PKIIIIV S. HKATII. VlllnliiH Foiled. Pm-xiiL'mi , Pa. , May 31. Pretty Molllo Hanlon attended n picnlo yesterday ut Me- Kco's rocks nml missed the 10 o'clock train forPittsburg. Two mon volunteered to row her across to Ohio to enable her to catch a Fort Wayne train. In the middle of the river they decided to tnno the girl to Brun ei's Island , n lonolv , isolated plnco. She wept and pleaded and olTored nil her money nnd valuables to the men , but they refused to land her and the frightened girl leaped into the river. The rufllans dragged her back , but she again throw herself into the water und imulo a depornto attempt to drown herself. Again they dragirod her into the boat and wore pro ceeding to thn Island when Interrupted by the furry woman , w.m heard Molllo'a scream's und took the unconscious girl from the mon , who were Inter arrested and nre now lu Jull. DeserveH Uaiiuiii . PIIOIIU , III. , May ai , Two hundred farm ers hold a mooting yesterday afternoon In the ( .ilcndalo school district , whoru George Ditch assaulted MUs Annlq Urn born few dnyo ago , und decided to go to IMldn , where Ditch was in Jail , and hang him. ' Oillccrs got wind of the Plan Und uotltlod the Pokin oulcul ! , who took Ditch to Jacksonville ( ot snfo keeping. lllnlno All Kluhtjinln. . NEW YOHK , May 31. Secretary Blaluo took two outings today u drive through Central park iu the forcuoon and ono during the afternoon. Mr. Blalnfc'xvns accompanied by Mrs. Blalno nnd Mrs. D.vnnMuli. All arrangements have been completed for their return to liar Harbor , but jiut at what hour the party will leave or what rnuto will betaken taken mi * not been announced. This even- Inir If was muted at the uoitao that Mr. Blaluo was nlmojt as well as ever. novxit TO nous IT. Prohibition ColonnlM Who Will Insist on llerorinliiK lawn , Liyroi.v , Nob. , May HI. [ Special to TUG Bun. ] Since the army of prohibition loaders who reside hero have boco.no ndvUcd that their occupation Is soon to bo taken from them In the Iowa campaign tlio greatest con fusion has prevailed m'thelr remits. It Is well known that this city has for sev eral years boon the headquarters for all the prohibition workers operating In the several western states and that whenever the ser vices of a loug-tmlrc 1 colonel or n short hr.lrad major was neoJod In any of the adJoining - Joining states a requisition would forthwith bo made upon their headquarters in this city for such a supply us would moot the de mand. When it Is taken Into consideration that the market hero is largely overstocked with this class of largo mo.ithod orators the readers of Tun Bit : : can well understand that quotations un these said individuals dropped several points when the news reached their headquarters In this city. Colonels Hardy and Blttenbendor and Majors Hobblns nnd Wolfenberger nnd n host of others of their Ilk refused to bo com forted , and with n tinkling of brass and n sounding of timbrels pave It out cold that the cruel nnd heartless decree of the Now York Voice shall not bo accepted by the faithful. As n rcsjllt several protracted meetings of a very heated character hnvo , hcon held nero and nil necessary steps -will bo taken forth with to prevent the management of the Iowa campaign from passing out of their hands and into that of the conscienceless sheet pub lished In Now \ork. These self styled reformers nrguo that no campaign like the forthcoming ono In Iowa can bo complete without them , moro especi ally from 11 moral standpoint. It Is "also urged by them that to make n winner of the light over there oratory overtops litoraturn and eftlciont works. The nooplo of this city , without wishing the good people of Iowa nnv further inlllction than thn present ono of pro hibition which tl'oy arc now burdened with are praying rightly that the plan proposed by the pronibltlon loaders who have temporarily taken up their headquarters hero may pre vail , nnd that this fair city may bo relieved of at least a hundred or two of those already titled orators with the overworked jaw.DON' DON' . JLOSS OF 'tllE MIOJ.EHKItEX. Further Particulars 'of the Destruc tion of the Hrlti&h Steamer. SAN FIIANTISCO , Cal. , MayJII. The steam ship Oceanic , from IlonglCong , brings fuller advices of the loss of tlio British steamer Holcmcden , Captain Preiitico , which was lost on Luconna rocks while on the way from Hong Kong to Shanghai. ; 'Tho vessel was from Antwerp with a general cargo. She loft Hong Kong April 9. Oa April 2'J , during a thick fos. , she ran on Luconna rocks and In half an hour the engine rpom and after part of the vessel were full of water. Two lifeboats boats were launched and the crew , twenty- six In number , put off safely , losing , how ever , all their effects. The boats stood by until the vessel keeled over , when the cap tain gave them orders to" pull away. The boats became separated nt'night , but at noon the next day the mate's boat was picked up by the steamer Myrmidotrpnd the c.iptaiu's boat by the Chinese guiijjbat Chlowun. Tlio men were suffering-frofa hunger and ex posure. They were taken to Shanghai. The Chinese papers sUUo that In addition to the nlno pirates executed , ns per late ad- vlros , Fung Yang and Woo Chef , who lea the attack on the steamer Nainui , have boon arrested and have made a confession. An other of the ringleaders was captured in Slu ing and all three will probably bo executed. The death Is announced of Chief Engineer .T. F , Blimham of the United States steam ship Alliance , which occurred at the United States consulate , Yokohama , May 1. The remains wore interred at Urakumo , Japan. 1OXI > UX / V.T1lAIill. . 'IIio llacrn-nt Case to Ho Aired In Court This AVcelc. ICfipurliiM lS3t bu Jamii fJonlnn nenii'.it. . LONDON- , May ill. [ Now York Herald Cable Special to Tun Bnn.l The marquis of Ailsa Is engaged to Miss McMastors , whom ho mot on n P. & O. Steamer on the way homo from Bombay. Ho has four children , the oldest n boy of 19. I saw John Kodgors and Mlnnlo Palmer placidly reposing in the sumo landau in Hyde Park today. The baccarat case , In which Sir William jordon Gumming who was accused of chent- ng In the game in which the prince of Wales lold the bank is plaintiff , and 11 vo other so ciety peopla defendants , will bo the sensation of the week. The case begins tomorrow before - fore Lord Chief Justice Coleridge and n special jury. The prince of Wales is suin- nonod by both sides. There Is a tremendous crush for tickets , dimming told mo today he could not got two tickets of admission for friends. UKV.M'vl.V .UlItDTT. Ho Declares tlio IJible n Mixture oftlic Iliininii null Divine. Niw : YOIIK , May 31 , IJov. Dr. Lyman Ab- jott preached this morning nt Plymouth church. Ho characterized the old as the bo- 'iof that God was outside of man and the now ns the belief ttiat Ho was In man , Ho denied .hat the blbio was cither In error or infalli ble. It was n mixture of tho' human and di- vlno , and Its glory was that It showed God and man to tie of the same essential nature. Ho found no fault with the old theology , and was sorry that some of the members did. It was a stop to the totnplu. tlll , while ho lonorcd thn stops anilVMS glaci to have trav ersed them , ho was unhesitating in his avowal that ho would not turn back. Captured WIillo Trying t > Soil Soiuo Stolen Statmis. Ciiuvnssi : , Wyo. , May 31. [ Special Tolo- ; ratn to TUB Bnn.J Postofllco Inspector awronco nnd United States Deputy Marshal loff Curr captured Ole Aslnnil , a postofllco mrglar , at Bushnoll , Neb. , and placed him In ail here today. Asland broke Into the Kg- icrt , Wyo. , postolllco on Friday and stole n jiinnUty of stamp ) und ( jdod.s from the btoro mtldlng In which the ofllca was kupt. Ho vas located at Hushiit-ll , where ho tried to lisposoof sumo of the stamps at the post- oflleo. , Nineteen VOKNOH ! and Crows fioHt ST. Purmwiifiio , May ill. Lalto Union , In hoj-overnmcni of Novgorod , ha ? fit-on the - of torrlblo Inrricnuo. Nineteen i-cno & vo-s- els worn wrecked in the hurricane und all of hulr crows were drowned. Set I led in Kuil. CIUTTA\oont , Tonn. , May 31. Last De- ember the Hughes lumbar company und D. W. Hugtios of this city , in ado nn assignment , nvoiving nearly IUOOOq of liabilities. Yes- erday Until soitlomo.it was made with all ut ho creditors of tlio 11 nn nn the oaaU of 100 .cuts on the doling and lutoni.it. The big umhor mill Is to resume op r.Ulona linmc- diiucly with Mr. jlughos in cuurgo. Mmi > fttrliiK < Mit Control. ST. Pnrmisiifim , May 31. Thn Novo Vto- malax says that thn government Is about to subject parliamentary and religious schools to more bU-ingoul control. SOME SHOW YET FOR OUR HOG Vo'o in the French Deputies Not Necessarily Final. ORIGINAL PROPOSALS TO BE ADHERED TO. Ollh-lal Formalities Over tlic Copyright - right Aot Completed First Itun- quet ol' Inipei'lallHtH Hinco Napoleon' * ) Death. PAIIW , May 31.-Tlio vote In the chamber of deputies on the pork tariff on Tnursday Is not necessarily Html. The government means' to adhere to its original proposals regarding American pork nnd renew lu the senate Its resistance to the committee's Inctenso. Hon. Whltelaw Held , United States minis ter to France , declines to discuss the action of the chamber of deputies and merely says that ho hopes for thn withdrawal of the pro hibition and the opening of u now market for American produce. The olllcinl formalities between Franco and the United States regarding the copy right act have been completed with n rapidity unusual In diplomatic correspondence. On Tuesday .Minister Held received his instruc tions. On Wednesday ho laid his letter be fore M. Hlbot , minister of foreign affairs , niul on the same day a personal Interview fol lowed , in which Mr. Hold explained to M. Hlbot the requirements of the American law on the subject and asked for an early ofllcial statement regarding the French law. On Saturday M. HlUot replied , forwarding n summary of French legislation regarding copyright with copies of decrees for examin ation by the r resident bcloro issuing his proclamation on July 15. The Imperialist banquet tonight was the first since the death of Napoleon III. Gen eral Duiurot , in a speech , alluded to the re stored unity of the party and predicted the ultimate triumph of the Imperialists , .lie summarized the programme In those words : "All for the people , by ttio peoplo. " He- forring to strikes "crushed by volleys of rebel ? , " ho declared that Napoleon III sup ported the liberty of combining , gave to workingmen permission to defend their rights nnd created co-operative societies nnd superannuation funds. Prince Vic tor , he declared , meant to continue the work that the democratic emperor had commenced and would found n rclgu of social brother hood und give n government by the people under n powerful chief. The party must re new its energetic demand for n plebiscite , which alone was capable of establishing a legitimate governing power , in the absence of which anarchy would become supremo. Other fervent speeches were made , all the speakers expressing full contldcnco as to the future. The United States consul nt Lyons reports a largo decrease in the exports from this dis trict to the United States. For the last quarter ttieso exports maJo a total of ? :1,1SO- : > M , against $ ! , tii.,4it ( : : for the same period in isiio. The chief decrease was In silk goods. The American art exhibition opening in the Uuo la Fitto on Thursday next will Include specimens of the work of Bridgcman , Mel- chess , Mosler , lann ) , Gny and Biirtlett. French artists predict that the exhibition will bo a success. Mr. Hold , cx-MInlstor McLean and Consul General King are among the patrons of the exhibition. A number of Americans obtained honors from the Champs Klyiccs art Juries. Henry Ilishlng , T P. Dcssar nnd Harry Van Per Wovden got third medals , while G. F. Smith , Sergeant Kendall , William Thorno , Mrs. C. E. Wcntworth nnd A. E. Sterner re ceived honorable mention. Frederick Me- Monhics got a second medal for sculpture , and Charles G rally received honorable men tion. Ex-Speaker Thomas B. Heed and Charles Emory Smith , United States minister to Hussia , attended the British charity ball and were dined ut the legation. M. < \.H'f Il'C/t/f. What tlio JtctuniH from the Various Clearn ) ; ; Mouses Show. BOSTON , May : tl The statement of the clearing houses for the week ending May 3U is as follows : For Omaha nnd Vicinity-Showers ; stationary tomporaturo. For lown am1 Nobniskn--Shnwors - - ; station ary temperature ; east winds. For South Uiixot.i and North Dakota [ ' " "air ; slightly wnrmur. except stationary temperature - turo In southeast Minnesota ; variable winds. For Colorado Light showers ; staUounry teinpurnlurui variable winds. < Wliltu Hini-o ) ( ! > .ration. W.WIIXOTOX , May ai. Mrs , Harrison has been giving much of her tlmo lately to settling up some of the plans of the decora tion and other changes which will i > o nmdo in ttio whlto liouse during the summer , 'j'lio ( Iro'inulon of tno votibulu and corridor , the green parlor nnd the state dining room nru what the juibllo will 900 most of , but tlui nccubsary cliaugos the repairs in the plumb ing ami other work of that character ls giving her mui-h concern. If the weather Is favorable for the changa * . she now evpe : i to go to Capo Mny Point about June in nnd spend the eiitiro summer. The white IIOIISK will scarcely bo haeitablo at all after July 1 , ll Was Mt-yohnhie. OIUN , Alyorln , May ill , Joli.uiuoVoiss who on Friday la-it was found utility of pois oning her husband , nnd Who oommlttud sulcldo on Saturday , poisoned herself with strychnine. AT " 10 trial she was stripped nnd searched b , > jailors. Even her linlr w.is combed by t . . . nutlous oluolnls In order to make sure t. there was no poison concealed on 5 person. Nevertheless thov overlooked tdkerchlof \ In which was sewed astrychul i diet. When alone In her cell she put r handkerchief in her mouth nnd sucku i pellet for ft few mo ments She then d for n glass of water , and after a few I moments , the poison having had no oil she erlod out , "they liuvo deceived mo ; . Imvo given mo qui nine Instead of s inlno" Immediately afterwards she mi * mixed with convulsions niul she was dead In twenty minutes. 2'ouit KIi.ii-it r v.v.i.T/J77- : . Terrllilo \plosion l ; In the Atlantic .M Paul lie Tunnel In Colorado. GKOIWIITOWNColo. . , Mny ( It. A terrible tragedy was reported here at an early hour yesterday morning as happening at iho east fefal of the Atlantic ft P.iclllo tunnel on ICelso mountain , eight miles from Silver Plume , by which four mon lost their lives. The names of the dead men are : HARRY TAYLOR , WILLIAM COUGHLtN. J. KICHAHDSON , JOHN MULHOLLAN'D. They were employed at the breast of the tunnel in loading holes. The tunnel Is very long and Is workoJ by power drills , so they carried with them ribout seventy-live pounds of dynamite or ginnt powder to complete the loading. Back from the breast of the tunnel Is a drift on ono of the loads , In which Moritz Farriton was working. It was customary for ono of the boys of the shaft to como back and warn the workmen of the coming blast , but a sudden and unusual explosion threw him off his feet , stunning him badly. After ho had recovered ho started to the mouth of the tun nel , wondering why the shift had not notltlod him ns usual. On going to the engine room ho told the engineer that the boys here sal olT the blast without tolling him and ho was hurt and wanted to know why they had been so careless , asking where they wero. Tno engineer snld they had not como out. A searching party was organi/ed nnd found that nil of the four innn named had boon lit erally blown to fragments by a premature ex plosion of nearly 100 pounds of dynamite. How the blast was llrcd nnd what peculiar circumstances caused the awful fatality will never be known. Tbo accident occurred about nr01 , feet from the mouth of the tunnel. The force of the explosion tore n great hole in the wall of the tunnel nnd great quantities of rocK blocked the way of the rescuing party for a timo. A majority of the stock of the Atlantic and Pucillc tunnel Is owned by Brick Pomoroy. .IHUI-.NT OP Tilt- : MK///.l. One of tlio Worst Thieves In tlie Coun try JailecJ in GIilciiKO. Cuicino , Muy .11.-- "Tho arrest of 'Tho ' Gorilla' is n most Important ono , " said Lieu tenant Kipley , referring to the arrest of Uobert Kathbone in Canton , O. , OL Saturday. Kathbono , who Is known to the pollco as "Tho Gorilla , " will uo v bo brought to Chicago lor perpetrating a most daring bank robbery on the west side over a year ago. With n man named Benson , who is also a clover crook , Robert Uathbono planned to rob F. C. Gorhke's bank , at the corner of Mllwauicoo nvenuo and IJobcy street. The attack was nmdo at noon , when but few people wore In the bunk. Ben son distracted the nttjntion of the ono official behind the counter , while "Tho Uorilla" seized u bundle of bank notes containing $ ttU.O. ( The clerks saw the theft , however , and guvo the alarm. Both thieves took to their heels , but were captured by olllccrs and locked up. "The Gorilla" was arraigned , placed under ? V > 00 Ijnll "nil jumped hu .bond. Since then the police have been making every effort to capture the fugitive , Satur day Detective Kellogg arrested the fugitive us hovas working the crowd that attended n show at Canton. "Knthbonn , alias Uoborts , is one of the cleverest all around thieves in the country1 said Lieutenant Kiploy tod.iy , "nnd wo will have no trouble in convicting him of this bank robbery. Ho has buen following the president on his western tour and working the crowds , " SHOT ins iriFih'N UHOTHEK. An Afl'rny That May Turn Onl to Ho a Murder. Nouroi.K , Va. , May 31. The talk of the town today has been a shooting nftVir , which may turn oat to bo n murder. The parties concerned were Otto KahlOr and John ICelly. Kelly married iCulilor's sister , who Is the widow of Peter McLenn , n sporting man who was murdered hero a little over two years . .go. It Is said that owing to the fact Unit she would not allow ICelly to handle her ' money ho beat her and she'left him. This morning ho tried to get nn interview with her at the house of her brother , where .she has been living since the separation. Kelly was met , on making his entrance to the house by a roar door , by Kahlor , and lie claims that Knhlur threatened to kill him if ho did not got out ot his houso. Keltv re plied that he would save him that trouble by killing htm llrst. and di-a-.ving a pistol lira ! flvo idiots , two of uiilch took olTcct on Kahler , ono of which will in all probability prove tat-il , nnd the other in the stomach , which did not eaiihu a dangerous wound. Kelly was arrested by two citizens and taken to the station house , where ho now is. The bullet has been removed by the dot-tors from Knhlur's head and ho is still alive , but with few chances of recovery. ° it it i.tui f.\ rum txi.i. One Fi-ci lil T.aln Oaslio * Into Au- ollioroii a Itrldue. B.U.TIMOUI : , Md. , May ; il. There was a bad wrecu at1 o'clock this morning on the Sheiiaiidgah Valley division of thu Norfolk , > . Western road near Lm'.iy , Vn. Two freight trains wuro running north to H.igcrslown , the first loaded with live stock and the second with lumber and coko. In tlio cn- booso on the roar of the lirst freight were u iioition of . the crow and James F. Stricklcr of Cngloisvillo. Mudi.ion coiinty. Tim second tram , running at twenty-live miles an hour , duhcd upon u wunk b'ridge and into the cabooao. The shock uiiMilticd the trestle and i > gave way , precipitating to the bottom of the rtivlno , seventy feet below , Iho caboose and two cars of the lirst train and of the second train the engine and twenty cars. Mr. Stricklur was Killed. John KOCKU of Hnrrlsburg. a brakeniiin , Is neliovod to be fatally Injured. Wet trucks , It is thougiit , prevented tno train being slowed down. The curs and tresllo wore turned Into Kindling wood. _ Piolnlily JMui ( lei rd for liln Mono CI.KVIIMNII , O. , May 31.Tho body of Isuue Bicklc , with his skull crushed In , was found In the Cuyahog.i river at U o'clock this morning. Bieklu was the lookout on one of the Uetroll and Cleveland steamer * . Last Tuo.iday lie and two roustabouts Put Hud- ford and Tom XlnK wore to have started for Piiuot Sound. Bieklo drew flOO from the bank nnd had It witli him. The throe men were lust Been together In this city on Tuesday. lllcltlu's brother , n steamboat mate , saw Kadford and /.Ink In Detroit last Fridav und asked them \\hura ho was. They said ho huii > .eparnted Jrom them in Clovoiund. Thirty-live dullnrs were found in ono of the dead mini's Ini.t-r pockets. Th n police tire looking for Kadford and X.liik. Ululslovni > thirty-six years old , n bachelor nnd cumo from Hoadlng. Stormy SCUIIUB .n uvjontlno's Bi'K.xus AVIIXP , May ill.A reference to the rising In Cordova caused n Htormr ses sion of the semite ycMtarduy. Honor Alumo jJeiimndod n discussion us to the cause ot the .Using and attacked the internal policy of ttio minister. * ami moved that a government In- quir.v bo itiktltutod. The motion for nn in quiry was ncvutlvcii. There has been ti run on t > umu buuits. LIFE SLOWLY EBBING AWAY , Death of Sir John Macdonaltl Bollovod to Be Very Near. PRAYERS OFFERED IN THE CHURCHES. Seorct Silt Inn of ilia Cabinet Hun dred H of Telegram * of Inquiry Iteoelveil Speuiilatlon as to HlH OTTAWA , Ont. , May nt.-Sir John Mao- dounld Is resting quietly , but there Is no Improvoiront in his condition. The ulghi has been passed quietly without an ovonl of any kind to record. Ills genenU powers of life nro waning. Consclousnesn , while loss , U still preserved to him. The following bulletin was given out nt noon , signed by the physicians : "At our consultation nt 11 o'clock this morning wo found the premier's ocular action and respir ation ns satisfactory ni can bo expected under the circumstances. Ills physical strength remains as It was last evening , nnd wo are of the opinion that his symptoms In dicate that the br.iln lesion ronmlns un altered. Notwithstanding the severity of the attack ho still exhibits wonderful vital ity. " Touching references to the dying premier were made In all the churches , both Cnthollo and Proteitnut , this morning. Father Whelun said : "At this moment a great llg- lire In Canadian history , a statesman who for nearly llfty years has been Intimately con nected with public life in Canada , and who for nearly , \11 that period hud guided her des tinies , is lying at the point of death. Univer sal sympathy will bo extended and even tils bitterest political enemy will not deny him sympathy nor refuse to offer prayers for his recovery. " Hon. David Mills , M. P. , in prominent liberal nnd authority on constitutional matters - tors , gave It as his opinion Hint in the event , of Sir John's death the calilnot ministers would have to resign and appoul to the people ple before accepting ofllc-o under n new chief. Homid tlio law was still In force that allows n minister to resume olllco within thirty days after his resignation without re-election. Sir John's ' life now hangs on only n slender thread. lie Is lighting with his character istic tenacity , but with vitality slowly ebbing away , nnd the unequal struggle cannot bo much longer mnintnfncd. Since Friday afternoon - noon , though deprived of the power of speech , ho has maintained the cheerfulness for which ho Is so noted. Though still con scious ho realizes that his doom Is approach ing and seems prepared for the final call. With his left arm , which Is still serviceable , ho makes known his desires. Ho passed the nlt'ht quietly and enjoyed porlodi ol brief rest. rest.Whenever Whenever Lady Macdonnld enters the sick room his face , which has assumed an ashcu hue , lights up. None can describe the at tachment ho entertains for the lady who has for many years been his wife. On a largo bed ho lavs , his head propped up. The windows dews of the siek room , whu-h look out from tlio second story on n well kept lawn , ara Hung wide open. The hunt Is oppressive and only a light coverlet hides the form of the dying innn. In the nnto- room lu a largo table on which hundreds ol cablegrams and diKpatchos from England , Canada and the United States are being mo- mentaiily deposited. Two secretaries are busily engaged dii-.tnting replies to assistants. Queen Victoria , Lord Salisbury , Lord Lorno , tlio viceroy of India , and scores of distin guished people have sent cablegrams of In- qmrv , coupled with regret at the premier's condition. A crisis In political circles is Imminent. The cabinet sot six hours , but ns if bv ar rangement the lips of nil the ministers nro scaled as to what was done at the meeting. Sir Hector Langvillo. as private counsellor , will in the event of Sir John's death be sum moned by tlio government to assume charge of public affairs. But in view of the fact that n grave charge for malfeasance in olllco Is nt present hanging over the head of the minister of public works ho will naturally decline , leaving the question of leadership between Sir John Thompson and Sir Charles Tuppur , the Canadian minister In England. The covcrnment has already held on in formal conference with the minister of jus tice , but the Indications arc Hint a largo wing of the conservative party will insist upon the Milcctlon of Sir Charles Tapper ns tlio next premier , Sir John Thompson being a Roman Catholic. A caucus will bo hold at an early dato. nnd parliament tomorrow will bo asked to adjourn , probably for two weeks. 1:30 . m.--Sir John is : p. - - sleeping peacefully , and there is no perceptible uhango for the worse , although thodoctors say ho Is sinking. : ( : ( ) ( ) p. m. Sir John's condition remains un changed. t : . ' ( ( Them is no material himgo. Dr. Powell may Issue a bullotir a\iout \ 4:30 : , but no oflielal bulletin will be iw.ued until Into , when the physieiniih will hold n consultation. 5:00 : p. m. I llnil nothing now to report In Hie premier's condition. Ho 1ms just par taken ol nourishment , which ho swallowed easier than usual. Ho has composed him- M-lf in n comfortable condition and Is now dn/.lng. In. Pownu. 11:011 : p. m. Nn rhango. Still do/.lng. :0d : p. m. Sir John has Just awakened. No KhiuiL'O In his condition. The physleiatis attoudlng Sir John Mnc- duunl'l hold a con.-ultatlon at Kiiniellle. ( at 11 o'cloctc tonlsht mid at Its conclusion Issuad this bulletin : "Thn premier has patsod a qul'jt day and wo llnd no nmrucil nltcrat'oi in his gniiond symptoms. Ho retain * cun- sclousnoas as mupli as in the lint two days and Is free from suffering. " Tlio < oath II II. MOXIKRAI. , May .11. Sir Antoine A./ov- lon , chief Jtiitice of the Quob cqitoon's bench rourt and formerly lo.der of the Quebec lib eral party , Is dead. Ho wn. for manv voars one of thu most prominent figures In Canad ian public lifo. Pilii.uii'.i.i'iliA , Mny ill. David Biooks , the electrician and inventor of * eio- triciil npplifinces , tHoii at his residence In ( ionmn.towu . liut night of vnuumunin , acd seventy-Hire. . ! ) ye irs. Crn or Mixii'o ( via Gulveston ) , May ill. l-'inancu Minister M. Dnhlan died tit i'j last night ut Tueabuyn. President Ditu snl'l ' Unit the minister's death would inaltu no chan a in tlio financial position of the ( 'ovcrninont. Assistant S-crelury ( inmboa will romnl" 'it ' the head of the department for the pro nt RMI : , Mny II' ' ' 'animal Aliinoiulii , arch bishop of Turin , in dead , Ho was born m 1Mb and was ero.Ucd . a enrdiiml in IbiU. Maine A 'iinst ' HronkK. TIIOMAMOX , Me. , May ill , { Special Tclo- uram to Tin : BII : : . j The standing committee of Maine mot at Portland Saturday in d volod unanimously against the conllrmatioii of Kav. Phillip- Brooks as bUhoii of Massa chusetts. Thu principal reason assigned uas that ho U not sound In his theology. The r ) iiiilarn | ( on/crt-HH. / EiMN-iit'iiii , Muy : il. The International Templars conference today dlscusaud the stiittis of the Catholio members and resolved that It Is nut a violation of Templar obliga tions for n member to communicate the work of the order to a clergyman under the seal of the confessional. Hello IH lii JMonriiln/ / ; . LON-DON , M i.v : i | . Hullo Billon , who Is advertised to appear nt Portsmouth tomor row na "Vunus , " has sent n tnlogrnm stating that , owing'o the dimtli of the carl of Clan- onrty Htu : would bu utmbln to fulllll her on- gagomonl this week. Tbo advance booiilnir of heats for the wbolo week Is enormoun. Unit \Vliltiiuui Hovonty.TuM. CIMIIKN , N. ,1. , May 31. Wult Whitman li ovcnty-two year , gld todav
